By David Faust When the chemical engineer Alfred Nobel died in 1896, his will established a trust fund for rewarding outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, literature, and medicine, as well as the famous Nobel Peace Prize. Ironically, Nobel gained a significant portion of his fortune from inventing dynamite and explosives used in war. It’s […]
By David Faust It’s one of the best-known verses in the New Testament. But to postmodern ears, John 14:6 sounds narrow and uncompromising. Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” It would be the height of egotism to insist that […]
By David Faust Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? “Father, save me from this hour”? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name (John 12:27, 28). It’s one of the shortest prayers recorded in Scripture: “Father, glorify your name.” Yet, we […]
By David Faust Where can you find hope in times of grief? Just ask King David: The Good Shepherd walks with us through the valley of death (Psalm 23). Or ask the apostle Paul: Death can’t separate us from God’s love (Romans 8). Christ arose, and we will receive imperishable bodies of our own […]
By David Faust The bantering boxer Muhammad Ali insisted, “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.” Jesus’ actions backed up his words. He said, “I am the bread of life,” and he fed the 5,000 to prove it. He said, “I am the good shepherd,” and he laid down his life for […]
